Narcolepsy and Me

Dreaming in pieces I awakened to night terrors again my memory gazing into yesterday my broken beautiful brain signals sleep my senses aroused by sullen matter keeping me from sleep tossing turning peeking into the darkness sound removed gestures dance across the room an yet by day I daze taking ten minute naps of dream state rem sleep over come by sudden nightmares falling into deep sleep on the bus stop on a plane at work at school in church even short visits to doctors office daytime sleep apnea is what it's called heart racing panic anxiety where am I uncontrollably drifting off to sleep all day while nighttime I sleep awake dancing with the galaxy trying to sleep rest repeating this cycle daily oddly losing my balance legs folding right under me falling to the ground like falling off a cliff cataplexy with a tinge of vertigo no cure you know brain injury residue of course medications are added to simply keep me awake all day allowing me to rest quietly at night dream state dreaming in pieces dreaming awake